"speak ill of sb" in German to speak ill of sb. jdn. heruntermachen runtermachen jdm. etw. Schlechtes nachsagen über jdn./etw. herziehen Detailed translations for "speak ill of sb" to speak ill of sb. to speak ill of sb.(also: to run down sb./sth.) jdn. heruntermachen to speak ill of sb.(also: to run down sb./sth.) runtermachen to speak ill of sb.(also: to run down sb./sth.) jdm. etw. Schlechtes nachsagen to speak ill of sb.(also: to run down sb./sth.) über jdn./etw. herziehen